Presentations
Sharing Shumla’s Mission and ResearchBrowse our library of presentations on topics related to the rock art of the Lower Pecos. At Shumla, we travel the state, country and the world to share our mission and research at conferences, symposia, and with the general public.
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Alexandria Project
The Alexandria Project
Webinar for Colorado Rock Art Association
Date: May 21, 2018
Presenters: Charles Koenig, Project Archeologist; Amanda Casteneda, Assistant Project Archeologist
A Look Back at the Alexandria Project
Presentation about Shumla’s endeavor to document and preserve the rock art of the Lower Pecos, and their experiences during the project.
Date: October 17, 2020
Presenter: Vicky Roberts
Now What? The Alexandria Project is Just the Beginning
Presentation on Shumla’s plans beyond the project, including the sharing of all the newly accumulated rock art data.
Date: October 17, 2020
Presenters: Audrey Lindsay & Tim Murphy
Hearthstone Project
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Interpretive Analyses
A Painted Landscape Myth and Ritual in Lower Pecos Rock Art
Public lecture at UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archeology. Note: presentation begins at min. 11:10
Date: Feb 12, 2019
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Chemical Analyses
Chemical Archaeology of Lower Pecos Pictographs
Radiocarbon dating of rock art (pictographs) in southwest Texas. Presented as part of ARARA online lecture series.
Date: July 11, 2020
Presenter: Karen Steelman
Radiocarbon Dating the Red Linear Style within the Guadalupe Mountains & Lower Pecos Canyonlands
Originally presented at the 2018 American Rock Art Research Association Annual Conference in Grand Junction, CO
Date: April 27, 2020
Presenter: Karen Steelman
Portable X ray fluorescence Analyses at the Meyers Spring Pictograph Site
Originally presented at the 2019 American Rock Art Research Association Annual Conference in Flagstaff, AZ
Date: May 14, 2020
Presenter: Karen Steelman
The Basics
Introduction to the Visual Culture of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
Webinar for Colorado Rock Art Association.
Note: presentation begins at min. 2:09
Date: Nov 2, 2022
Presenters: Carolyn Boyd
El Estilo Lower Pecos de Arte Rupestre
Translation: Layers of Meaning: Border Canyonlands Archeological Project.
Note: sound begins at 7 min.
Date: Feb 18, 2015
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Estilo Lower Pecos pt. 2
Date: Feb 18, 2015
Presented in both English and Spanish
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd